Frank Vignola and Ken Peplowski - Tiger Rag

Frank Vignola is one of the most accomplished, multi-dimensional players walking the planet today.

Frank is one of the most accomplished, multi-dimensional players walking the planet today. Monster player, composer and improviser, Frank plays proficiently in every genre, from jazz to bluegrass, and works with everyone and their brother. Frank’s pedigree is a mile long, but a quick Google will illustrate why he is considered one of the best on the planet.

Whether he is featured on a Donald Fagen recording, a jam with David Grisman, as Les Paul's right hand man or leading his own groups throughout the years, he has proved himself to be in the elite creating his own unique sound. Born on suburban Long Island, Vignola was raised in the New York area. The Italian-American started playing the guitar at the age of five and grew up admiring a variety of guitarists. Far from a jazz snob, Vignola never listened to jazz exclusively and was also a major fan of rock, R&B, and pop.

The guitarists that he admires range from Django and George Barnes to rock icons like Frank Zappa and Eddie Van Halen. As a young adult, Vignola studied at the Cultural Arts Center of Long Island and went on to enjoy an enormous amount of sideman gigs in the 1980s including recording and touring with the likes of Madonna, Leon Redbone, Ringo Starr as well as coming into his own as a leader in 1988 with his famed Hot Club of France tribute which was hailed in the NY Times as one of the top ten acts in 1988 and forged the way for the many Django Hot Club groups that followed.

The New Yorker was 27 when, in 1993, he signed with Concord Jazz and recorded his first Concord session as a leader, Appel Direct. Many more Concord releases followed in the 1990s as well as 3 releases for the Telarc label as co-leader of the group Travelin' Light. The early 2000's found Vignola recording for Acoustic Disc, Hyena Records as well as making featured appearances on Atlantic, Sony and Warner Brothers Records with the likes of Donald Fagen, Queen Latifah, Mark O Connor and Wynton Marsalis.

Mr. Vignola has also recorded several DVD's for Mel Bay Records. "Gypsy Jam" features Jimmy Rosenberg and "Favorite Solo's" features Frank with one of his guitar heroes, Bucky Pizzarelli. Frank has written 18 guitar instruction books for Mel Bay Publications and has recorded several CDROM educational products for Truefire.com. He has performed hundreds of clinics and masterclasses at major universities and colleges throughout the country including Julliard and Boston University.

set 8
Fine Arts Center at Castleton State
Castleton, Vermont , US
set 12
Surflight Theatre
Beach Haven, New Jersey
set 13
Surflight Theatre
Beach Haven, New Jersey
set 14
Surflight Theatre
Beach Haven, New Jersey
set 16
Hedgehog music showcase
Arcadia, IN
set 17
Hedgehog music showcase
Arcadia, IN
set 18
Park West
Chicago, IL

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The Vignola Collective - Album in stores March 24th, 2009
Frank Vignola - Guitar
Gary Mazzaroppi - Bass
Vinny Raniolo - Guitar
Please Visit www.FrankVignola.com
Check out this trio's cd "Frank Vignola: Standards"

Frank Vignola shatters the barriers between popular music and traditional jazz....

Frank Vignola shatters the barriers between popular music and traditional jazz to create a powerful acoustic string music experience. Their amazing virtuosity mixes high-energy original material with unique renditions of contemporary tunes. The result - a smokin' blend of contemporary acoustic rock, gypsy jazz, bluegrass, swing, and blues. "It's not jazz as we know jazz here in America." - Les Paul, on naming Vignola to his 'Five Most Admired Guitarists' list for The Wall Street Journal news.

Program:
20 fev 2010 20:00 Union Hall Coffehouse Carlisle, Massachusetts
23 fev 2010 20:00 Theatre Petit Champlain Quebec City, Quebec
24 fev 2010 20:00 TBA Montreal, Quebec
25 fev 2010 20:00 Elmdale House OTTAWA, Ontario
26 fev 2010 20:00 Hugh’s Room Toronto, Ontario
27 fev 2010 20:00 Hugh’s Room Toronto, Ontario
6 mar 2010 20:00 Harrow Arts Centre London
8 mar 2010 20:00 The Hawth Theatre Crawley
9 mar 2010 20:00 De Montfort Hall Leicester
10 mar 2010 20:00 Grand Opera House York
11 mar 2010 20:00 The Sage Gateshead Gateshead
12 mar 2010 20:00 Royal Philharmonic Liverpool
13 mar 2010 20:00 Sheffield City Hall Sheffield
15 mar 2010 20:00 Queens Theatre Barnstaple
20 mar 2010 20:00 Mosiac Music Festival Singapore
22 mar 2010 20:00 The Bickford Theater Morristown, New Jersey
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Tony Trischka & Frank Vignola

Tony Trischka

and

Frank Vignola

Two Masters Meet For the First Time

Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
At The Pavilion at the Lycian Center, 1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY 10981
http://www.lyciancentre.com/

For the first time ever--- banjo maestro Tony Trischka and guitar master Frank Vignola, will share the stage at 8 pm on Saturday, Nov. 14th at the Lycian Performing Arts Center in Sugar Loaf, NY. Tickets are going fast and can be purchased at Village Music, Warwick and Van Gelder Music, Monroe.

It is not enough to say that award winning star Tony Trischka is the teacher of one of the most in-demand banjo artists on the contemporary music scene today, Bela Fleck, with whom he stole the show at Pete Seeger’s recent 90th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden; that he has been called back several times to the David Letterman Show to perform before a national television audience; or that he is presently the teacher of a new rising banjo star on the concert circuit, musician, comedian, movie star, Steve Martin.

A native of Syracuse, New York, Trischka's interest in banjo was sparked by the Kingston Trio's "Charlie and the MTA" in 1963. Two years later, he joined the Down City Ramblers, where he remained through 1971. Today he is one of the most recorded artists in the music genre known as ‘roots.’

In 1984, he performed in his first featured film, FOXFIRE. Subsequently, his composing and playing would be featured in the movie, DRIVING MISS DAISY. Most prominently, he has become a star on many radio broadcasts including Garrison Keillor’s PRARIE HOME COMPANION as well as MOUNTAIN STAGE and FROM OUR FRONT PORCH.

One of his most popular recordings with Steve Martin and Earl Scruggs, DOUBLE BANJO BLUEGRASS SPECTACULAR, was released in 2007. In 2007 Trischka received the Banjo Player of the Year Award from the prestigious International Bluegrass Music Association and DOUBLE BANJO was also nominated for a Grammy Award.

His latest release, TERRITORY, features a plethora of acclaimed recording artists including jazz saxophonist Bill Evans, Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger, Bill Keith, and Bruce Molsky. Some of Tony Trishka’s performance partners have included The Boston Pops Orchestra, poet William S. Burroughs, Ornette Coleman, Bela Fleck, John Goodman, Levon Helms, Jane Monheit, Mark O’Conner, Odetta, Charles Osgood, Tom Paxton, The Roche Sisters, Bruce Springsteen, Jay Unger & Molly Mason, Doc Watson, and David Grisman.

Speaking of David Grisman, his first-call guitarist is Warwick resident Frank Vignola. Recently, Mr. Vignola sold-out the Pavilion of the Lycian Performing Arts Center with his tour de force critically acclaimed group, Hot Club, in a 100th Anniversary Salute to Django Reinhardt. This event is made possible through funds from Target, New York State Council on the Arts, The Puffin Foundation, and individual contributors.
http://www.tonytrischka.com/
http://www.frankvignola.com/

Frank Vignola’s Hot Club

CELEBRATING DJANGO REINHARDT'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

WITH FRANK VIGNOLA’S HOT CLUB
Saturday, October 3, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
At The Pavilion at the Lycian Center, Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY


featuring:

Frank Vignola-guitar
Vinny Raniolo-guitar
Gary Mazzaroppi-bass
Julien Labro--french accordionist
Zack Brock-violin
Peter Holmgren--special guest mandolinist

Frank Vignola....

Frank is one of the most accomplished, multi-dimensional players walking the planet today. Monster player, composer and improviser, Frank plays proficiently in every genre, from jazz to bluegrass, and works with everyone and their brother. Frank’s pedigree is a mile long, but a quick Google will illustrate why he is considered one of the best on the planet.
Whether he is featured on a Donald Fagen recording, a jam with David Grisman, as Les Paul's right hand man or leading his own groups throughout the years, he has proved himself to be in the elite creating his own unique sound.

Born on suburban Long Island, Vignola was raised in the New York area. The Italian-American started playing the guitar at the age of five and grew up admiring a variety of guitarists. Far from a jazz snob, Vignola never listened to jazz exclusively and was also a major fan of rock, R&B, and pop. The guitarists that he admires range from Django and George Barnes to rock icons like Frank Zappa and Eddie Van Halen. As a young adult, Vignola studied at the Cultural Arts Center of Long Island and went on to enjoy an enormous amount of sideman gigs in the 1980s including recording and touring with the likes of Madonna, Leon Redbone, Ringo Starr as well as coming into his own as a leader in 1988 with his famed Hot Club of France tribute which was hailed in the NY Times as one of the top ten acts in 1988 and forged the way for the many Django Hot Club groups that followed. The New Yorker was 27 when, in 1993, he signed with Concord Jazz and recorded his first Concord session as a leader, Appel Direct. Many more Concord releases followed in the 1990s as well as 3 releases for the Telarc label as co-leader of the group Travelin' Light. The early 2000's found Vignola recording for Acoustic Disc, Hyena Records as well as making featured appearances on Atlantic, Sony and Warner Brothers Records with the likes of Donald Fagen, Queen Latifah, Mark O Connor and Wynton Marsalis. Mr. Vignola has also recorded several DVD's for Mel Bay Records. "Gypsy Jam" features Jimmy Rosenberg and "Favorite Solo's" features Frank with one of his guitar heroes, Bucky Pizzarelli. Frank has written 18 guitar instruction books for Mel Bay Publications and has recorded several CDROM educational products for Truefire.com. He has performed hundreds of clinics and masterclasses at major universities and colleges throughout the country including Julliard and Boston University. Vignola is currently touring with his band in celebration of his new release DVD/CD combo titled "LIVE AT THE SHELDON" on the Mel Bay record label.
http://www.frankvignola.com/bio.html

Frank Vignola & Ken Peplowski - Tiger Rag